megadont

English

Etymology

From mega- +‎ -odont.

Adjective

megadont (comparative more megadont, superlative most megadont)

1. (zoology) Having large teeth
   • 1999 April 23, Berhane Asfaw et al., “Australopithecus garhi: A New Species of Early Hominid from Ethiopia”, in Science‎^[1], volume 284, number 5414, →DOI, pages 629–635:

     Australopithecus garhi is certainly megadont, at least relative to craniofacial size.

   • 2012, Justin D. Yeakel et al., “Stable isotopes, functional morphology, and human evolution: a model of consilience”, in arXiv‎^[2]:

     Molar enamel thickness is a morphological trait that differentiates African apes from hominins, being manifested most dramatically in the megadont hominins (Paranthropus spp.) with hyperthick enamel.

Derived terms

• megadontia
• megadonty

Anagrams

• magnetod, montaged